Individual Details
Benjamin Child
(1631 - October 14, 1678)
Benjamin Child was born in England, married Mary Bowen and was one of the first settlers of Woodstock CT.
Events
| Birth | 1631 | Cotesbach, Leicestershire, England | |||
| Baptism | January 15, 1631 | Cotesbach, Leicestershire, England |  | ||
| Christen | January 15, 1632 | Cotesbach, Leicestershire, England | |||
| Marriage | Abt, 1652 | Massachusetts, British America - Mary Bowen |  | | |
| Will | 1678 | Roxbury, British America | | | |
| Death | October 14, 1678 | Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States | | ||
| Probate | May, 1679 | Roxbury, British America | | | |
| Burial | Eliot Burying Ground, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Bowen (1635 - 1707) |
| Child | Ephraim Child (1654 - 1675) |
| Child | Benjamin Child (1658 - 1724) |
| Child | Mehitable Child (1669 - 1752) |
| Child | John Child (1671 - 1751) |
| Child | Joshua Child (1657 - 1730) |
| Father | Benjamin Child (1591 - 1634) |
| Mother | Sarah Shenton (1609 - 1685) |
Notes
Marriage
Benjamin and Mary's marriage date is an estimate.Will
Genealogy of the Child book has an inventory and refers to the will and probate.Death
Benjamin's death date is on his inventory, probate.Probate
Genealogy of the Child book has an inventory and refers to the will and probate. Inventory includes, 'In the parlor 3 silver spoons and one wine cup, 3 chests, 3 fine table cloths. In the Kitchin brass, pewter, an old frying pan, an old iron pot, a woolen wheel'.Burial
At Find a Grave memorial, "NOTE: Although no stone has been found, he was almost certainly buried in the Eliot Burying Ground in Roxbury".Endnotes
1. FamilySearch.org. England Leicestershire Parish Registers 1533-1991 database, FamilySearch : 6 June 2018. Citing Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland, Wigston, UK., Affiliate Name Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland Digital Folder 101764691 Image 00019 (19 of 34) view at Family History Center.
2. (2008). || Volume 1 page 309.
3. (1881). || Page 67 American Families Benjamin child First Generation.
4. (1881). || Page 67 American Families Benjamin child First Generation.
5. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave ( http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .